同时蒸馏萃取-气相色谱/质谱法分析烟草中挥发性成分

本文对云南12种烟叶中挥发性成分进行提取分离,气相色谱/质谱测定.系统地对同时蒸馏萃取条件和色谱分离条件进行优化,结合谱库检索和匹配度定性方法鉴定149种化合物,并对其中的35种重要香气成分进行了定量分析,包括酮类7种、醇类6种、烯烃类4种、烟碱类3种、烷烃类2种、醛类2种、酯类2种、呋喃类2种等.该方法具有81.09％～97.45％的高回收率.结果表明,同时蒸馏萃取集采样、萃取、浓缩于一体,操作简单快速,适合于烟草中挥发性成分的提取,结合气相色谱/质谱联用仪(GC-MS)分离测定,能准确对挥发性成分进行定性和定量分析.     

后目标分析法用于盐益智仁挥发性成分的顶空-气相色谱-四级杆/飞行时间质谱分析

后目标分析法用于中药挥发性成分分析,可对复杂基体实行快速、准确、宽范围的分析,成功解决了化合物因共洗脱、柱流失等干扰无法定性的问题. 气相色谱-质谱检测的结果运用图谱检索结合保留指数和准确质量的后目标分析方法从盐益智仁挥发性成分中共鉴定出119个化合物. 通过保留指数推算保留时间,结合窄质量窗口提取离子色谱图的后目标分析方法降低了背景干扰,提高选择性,有利于复杂基体中痕量成分的分析,又鉴定出3个目标化合物. 此外,由串联质谱推测化合物裂解规律,辅以二级质谱中碎片离子准确质量,又鉴定出一个化合物.     

气相色谱-质谱法定性定量分析烟叶挥发性香气成分

本文研究了质谱去卷积算法在化合物结构定性中的作用。采用质谱去卷积和质谱库检索、色谱保留指数、标样定性等相结合的方法从烟叶样品中鉴定出118个挥发性香气成分,其中57个醛酮类化合物、23个醇类化合物、16个含氮类化合物、7个有机酸类化合物、15个其它化合物。采用定量离子进行定量,有效降低了重叠峰干扰,使色谱积分结果更为真实准确。对所鉴定的化合物进行重复性考察,结果表明有60.2%的化合物的相对标准偏差(RSD)小于20%,80.5%的化合物的RSD小于30%。线性响应考察结果表明有80个化合物的线性相关系数(R2)在0.90以上,适合于定性或定量分析。     

顶空-气相色谱-质谱联用分析桂花和叶中挥发性成分

采用谱库检索结合准确质量测定、保留指数、串联质谱技术的多维定性分析策略鉴定化合物, 能够提高定性分析的效率和准确性. 运用顶空-气相色谱-四极质谱、顶空-气相色谱-飞行时间质谱以及顶空-气相色谱-串联质谱联用技术对桂花样品进行了分析检测, 并采用多维定性分析思路对检出的挥发性成分进行了鉴定. 结果共确认出47种挥发性成分, 其中单萜类和倍半萜类化合物为主要组分. 该定性分析策略准确可靠, 可以广泛应用于复杂样品挥发性成分的定性分析中.     

利用气相色谱/质谱-化学计量学分辨法分析川芎挥发性成分

采用加速溶剂萃取法提取挥发性成分,气相色谱-质谱(GC-MS)联用分析,并借助化学计量学分辨方法,对川芎的挥发性成分进行了定性定量分析。通过采用子窗口因子分析法对重叠色谱峰进行分辨,从而获得每一组分的纯色谱和质谱。依靠每一组分纯质谱在NIST质谱库进行相似性检索而定性分析,用总体积积分法进行定量分析。在川芎挥发油中共分辨出67个色谱峰,通过质谱库检索得到其中56个组分的定性定量结果,占总含量的87.67%。该方法增加了可鉴定化合物的数目,提高了定性的准确度,能用于川芎的质量控制。     

全二维气相色谱/飞行时间质谱(GC×GC/TOFMS)用于烟叶中挥发、半挥发性碱性化合物的组成研究

建立了烟叶中挥发性、半挥发性碱性化合物组成研究的全二维气相色谱/飞行时间质谱(GC×GC/TOFMS)分析方法, 并用所建立的方法对香料烟中碱性化合物进行了表征. 对比了一维气相色谱和全二维色谱方法用于烟叶碱性组分组成分析的效果. 一维色谱质谱方法共鉴定出45种碱性化合物. 用所建立的全二维气相色谱方法, 采用TOFMS谱图库检索结合全二维特有的包含结构信息的二维谱图, 通过族分离和结构谱图鉴定, 鉴定出了香料烟中挥发性、半挥发性碱性组分共92种. 包括吡咯类化合物6种, 吡啶类化合物39种, 吡嗪类化合物10种, 苯胺类化合物11种, 喹啉类化合物11种, 吲哚类4种和其他类化合物11种. 同时对不同类别的化合物在二维气相色谱上的分布模式进行了研究. 研究结果表明, 全二维色谱飞行时间质谱的高分辨率和特有的定性手段适合于烟叶这类复杂植物体系的化学组成研究.     

气相色谱质谱联用法分析藿香正气口服液中的挥发性成分

采用顶空-固相微萃取GC-MS法提取分析藿香正气口服液的挥发性成分,用自动质谱去卷积鉴别系统对数据进行解析。采用质谱谱库检索结合化合物保留指数定性分析色谱峰,面积归一化法进行定量分析。从藿香正气口服液中共分离出103个组分,定性鉴定了其中的80个,占总挥发性成分的94.03%。藿香正气口服液的主要挥发性成分为倍半萜烃类(51.71%)、萜醇类(24.70%)、单萜烃类(10.59%)和醛类(2.49%)等。     

气相色谱/离子阱质谱中组分图谱提取的主成分分析方法

由于离子阱质谱中容易发生分子-离子反应, 致使质谱图发生改变, 影响与主要由四极质谱建立的参照图谱的匹配效果. 本文采用主成分分析方法对气相色谱/离子阱质谱中组成色谱峰的所有全扫描质谱进行提取, 提取后的质谱图能够有效克服分子-离子反应和基线干扰的影响, 应用不同的匹配算法均能很好地和参照图谱匹配, 和传统方法相比匹配度显著提高, 对目标化合物定性准确.     

全二维气相色谱/飞行时间质谱用于烟叶中酸性成分的分离与分析

建立了烟叶中酸性化合物(挥发性、 半挥发性羧酸类和酚类)组成研究的全二维气相色谱/飞行时间质谱(GC×GC-TOFMS)分析方法, 并用此方法对香料烟中的酸性化合物进行了表征. 用同时蒸馏萃取样品的前处理方法, 采用TOFMS谱图库检索结合全二维特有的包含结构信息的二维谱图, 通过族分离和结构谱图, 鉴定出了香料烟中143种挥发性及半挥发性酸性组分, 包括10种酸酐和呋喃二酮, 43种有机酸和90种酚类化合物. 同时对不同类别的化合物在二维气相色谱上的分布模式进行了研究. 结果表明, 全二维气相色谱飞行时间质谱的高分辨率非常适合于烟叶这类复杂体系的分离分析.     

气相色谱-四极杆飞行时间串联质谱在加拿大一枝黄花挥发性成分检测中的应用

采用气相色谱-四极杆飞行时间串联质谱(GC-QTOF MS)对加拿大一枝黄花中的挥发性成分进行检测。利用气相色谱的保留指数、四极杆飞行时间串联质谱的高分辨多级质谱数据以及谱库检索等对该植物的叶、茎、根三个部位中的挥发性成分进行结构鉴定。共鉴别出挥发性成分54种,其中叶47种、茎35种、根32种。主要成分均为蒎烯、表双环倍半水芹烯、柠檬烯等萜烯类化合物。结果表明,气相色谱的高分离度和四极杆飞行时间串联质谱的高分辨率可以有效地对复杂样品中的挥发性成分进行检测,结合多维数据定性技术能够显著提高未知成分鉴别的准确性。     

ESI-MS/MS library of 1,253 compounds for application in forensic and clinical toxicology

An electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS) library which contains over 5,600 spectra of 1,253 compounds relevant in clinical and forensic toxicology has been developed using a hybrid tandem mass spectrometer with a linear ion trap. Pure compound solutions—in some cases solutions made of tablets—were prepared and 1 to 2,000 ng of each compound were injected into the system using standard reversed-phase analytical columns with gradient elution. To obtain maximum mass spectral information enhanced product ion spectra were acquired with positive and/or negative ionization at low, medium, and high collision energies and additionally applying collision energy spread. In this mode, all product ions generated by the different collision energies are trapped in the linear ion trap prior to their detection. The applicability of the library for other types of hybrid tandem mass spectrometers with a linear ion trap of the same manufacturer as well as a standard triple-quadrupole tandem mass spectrometer has been investigated with a selection of compounds. The spectra of the developed library can be used to create methods for target analysis, either screening methods or quantitative procedures by generating transitions for multiple reaction monitoring. For those procedures, suitable transitions and convenient collision energies are selected from the library. It also has been utilized to identify compounds with a multi target screening approach for clinical and forensic toxicology with a standardized and automated system. The novel aspects compared to our former library produced with a standard triple-quadrupole mass spectrometer are the enlargement of the ESI-MS/MS library and the additional acquisition of spectra with collision energy spread.     

Analysis of the volatile compounds in Senecio scandens Buch-Ham by gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry based on diversified scan technologies

Static headspace gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry was used to identify volatile compounds from Senecio scandens Buch-Ham. The elemental composition of compounds was confirmed by exploiting the tandem mass spectra of isotopic peaks from the precursor ion. Some isomers were well distinguished by the diversified scan technologies of tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). The MS/MS included a product ion scan, a precursor ion scan and a neutral loss scan. The results showed that 46 volatile compounds were completely identified, and the great of majority compounds were α-pinene (11.93%), n-caproaldehyde (9.02%) and dehydrosabinene (6.22%). This qualitative method is convenient and accurate and can be considered as a complementary identification method for the qualitative analysis of volatile compounds in complex samples.     

Determination of linkage position and anomeric configuration in Hex-Fuc disaccharides using electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry

Fixed-energy sequential tandem mass spectrometry (MS(n)) capabilities offered by quadrupole ion trap instruments have been explored in a systematic study of six isomers of Gal-Fucalpha-OBenzyl disaccharides. Under collision-induced dissociation (CID), sodiated molecular species generated in the positive-ion electrospray ionization mode yield simple and predictable mass spectra. Information on interglycosidic linkages and configurations can be deduced from the relative intensities of the selected diagnostic fragments arising from the glycosidic bond cleavages and corroborated by the fragments arising from cross-ring cleavages. As the CID patterns are not dependent on the number of prior tandem mass spectrometric steps, structures can be unambiguously assigned by matching the spectra with a library. The rules governing the fragmentation behavior of this class of oligosaccharides were tested for a representative isomeric disaccharide, Glcbeta1,3Fucalpha-OAllyl. The findings establish a basis for using MS(n) with a quadrupole ion trap instrument to elucidate structures of hexose-fucose subunits from more complicated oligosaccharides. Energy-resolved mass spectra were also acquired by CID tandem triple-quadrupole mass spectrometry. The breakdown behavior of the molecular ions revealed patterns which could differentiate stereoisomers of Gal-Fuc disaccharides over a range of collision energy from 20 to 50 eV.     

Identification of volatile basic components in tobacco by headspace liquid-phase microextraction coupled to matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization with Fourier transform mass spectrometry

A method incorporating headspace liquid-phase microextraction (HS-LPME) coupled to matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) with Fourier transform mass spectrometry (FTMS) was established to analyze volatile basic components in tobacco. The sample preparation volume for MALDI-MS was compatible with the volume of the solvent microdrop in the HS-LPME procedure. The pH and the polarity of the solvent for HS-LPME were adjusted by choice of the MALDI matrix and matrix additive. Based on the elemental composition and tandem mass spectrometry information, 25 volatile nitrogenous compounds in tobacco were detected and identified. The approach is fast and sensitive, and has the potential for automation for high-throughput analysis. This approach offers an alternative method for analysis of trace volatile organic compounds in complex samples.     

Targeted biomarker detection via whole protein ion trap tandem mass spectrometry: thymosin beta4 in a human lung cancer cell line

N-Terminally acetylated thymosin beta4, a species implicated for use as a cancer biomarker, was identified in a human lung cancer cell line using ion trap tandem mass spectrometry at the whole protein level. Ion-ion proton transfer reactions were used for parent ion concentration/manipulation and to simplify interpretation of product ion spectra. Dissociation data for the +6 to +3 charge states are reported. As is usually the case, structural information available from the ion trap collisional activation of the protein is sensitive to parent ion charge state. Each parent ion charge state selected, however, provided sufficient information to make a confident identification. Furthermore, each charge state provided relatively rich fragmentation. Therefore, any of the charge states can be used to detect with high specificity thymosin beta(4) in a complex protein mixture. There are advantages associated with the rapid detection of protein biomarkers at the whole protein level, as opposed to the peptide level following protein digestion, particularly for relatively small protein and polypeptide biomarkers. Having identified and characterized the protein, product ion spectra obtained directly, without recourse to ion-ion proton transfer reactions, can be used for library matching. However, ion-ion proton transfer reactions for parent ion concentration and charge state purification are advantageous in addressing relatively complex mixtures.     

Systematic screening and characterization of glycosides in tobacco leaves by liquid chromatography with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization tandem mass spectrometry using neutral loss scan and product ion scan

Glycosides in tobacco leaves are highly important aromatic precursors. It is necessary to reveal glycosides in tobacco leaves to improve tobacco planting and processing. This study describes a method for the systematic screening of glycosides in tobacco leaves by liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry. Although glycosides contain numerous aglycones, the number of glycans is limited. Based on a screening table of glycans designed for neutral loss scan, glycosides with different aglycones were systematically screened out. Then, the MS² fragment spectra of scanned glycosides were further obtained using product ion scan. By comparison with the spectra in online tandem mass spectral databases, reported references, and verification by commercial standards, 64 glycosides were detected, including 39 glycosides linked with monosaccharides, 18 glycosides linked with disaccharides and 7 glycosides linked with trisaccharides. It is noteworthy that glycosides linked with trisaccharides have previously been rarely reported in tobacco. This method appears to be a useful tool for the systematic screening and characterization of glycosides in tobacco and can potentially be applied to other plants.     

超高效液相色谱-电喷雾串联质谱法分离鉴定烟草中5种糖苷类香味前体物质

采用超高效液相色谱-电喷雾串联质谱法(UPLC-ESI MS/MS)并结合气相色谱-质谱法分离鉴定了烟草中5种主要的糖苷类香味前体物质。烟样经甲醇提取、XAD-2柱净化,得到初步纯化的糖苷,在pH 5条件下将其酶解,释放出糖苷配基。采用气相色谱-质谱分析并通过标准谱库检索确定了5种挥发性苷元;然后通过电喷雾质谱(负离子模式)确定糖苷母离子并作碎片离子扫描(MS2),确定了5种糖苷类香味前体物质的存在形式;最后采用UPLC-ESI MS/MS,以甲醇和乙酸-乙酸铵水溶液为流动相,通过RP-C18柱分离,在多反应监测(MRM)模式下,鉴定了烟草中5种主要的糖苷类香味前体物质,为应用液相色谱-质谱分析缺乏标准样品的糖苷类香味前体物质奠定了基础。     

Volatile composition of Brassica oleracea L. var. costata DC leaves using solid‐phase microextraction and gas chromatography/ion trap mass spectrometry

Volatile and semi‐volatile components of internal and external leaves of Brassica oleracea L. var. costata DC, grown under different fertilization regimens, were determined by headspace solid‐phase microextraction (HS‐SPME) combined with gas chromatography/ion trap mass spectrometry (GC/ITMS). Forty‐one volatiles and non‐volatile components were formally identified and thirty others were tentatively identified. Qualitative and quantitative differences were noticed between internal and external leaves. In general, internal leaves exhibited more aldehydes and sulfur volatile compounds than external ones, and less ketone, terpenes and norisoprenoid compounds. The fertilization regimens influenced considerably the volatile profile. Fertilizations with higher levels of sulfur produced Brassica leaves with more sulfur volatiles. In opposition, N and S fertilization led to leaves with lower levels of norisoprenoids and terpenes. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

On-line capillary liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry on an ion trap/ reflectron time-of-flight mass spectrometer using the sequence tag database search approach for peptide sequencing and protein identification

Capillary high-performance liquid chromatography has been coupled on-line with an ion trap storage/reflectron time-of-flight mass spectrometer to perform tandem mass spectrometry for tryptic peptides. Selection and fragmentation of the precursor ions were performed in a three-dimensional ion trap, and the resulting fragment ions were pulsed out of the trap into a reflectron time-of-flight mass spectrometer for mass analysis. The stored waveform inverse Fourier transform waveform was applied to perform ion selection and an improved tickle voltage optimization scheme was used to generate collision-induced dissociation. Tandem mass spectra of various doubly charged tryptic peptides were investigated where a conspicuous y ion series over a certain mass range defined a partial amino acid sequence. The partial sequence was used to determine the identity of the peptide or even the protein by database search using the sequence tag approach. Several peptides from tryptic digests of horse heart myoglobin and bovine cytochrome c were selected for tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) where it was demonstrated that the proteins could be identified based on sequence tags derived from MS/MS spectra. This approach was also utilized to identify protein spots from a two-dimensional gel separation of a human esophageal adenocarcinoma cell line.